{"id":3260,"date":"2022-12-17T03:08:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T03:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thangtongrinpoche.org\/?page_id=3260"},"modified":"2024-10-30T11:54:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T11:54:01","slug":"the-lineage-of-thangtong-gyalpo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thangtongrinpoche.org\/?page_id=3260","title":{"rendered":"The Lineage of Thangtong Gyalpo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3260\" class=\"elementor elementor-3260\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcddb93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcddb93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2be93b0\" data-id=\"2be93b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7286f42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7286f42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thangtong Gyalpo<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a16ef8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a16ef8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70e9e70\" data-id=\"70e9e70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ddbd82\" data-id=\"5ddbd82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9c58e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9c58e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Thangtong Gyalpo is Nirmanakaya (Trulku)of Guru Padmasambhava born in a mundane birth and the union manifestation of Avaloketeshvara (Chenrezig) &amp; Hayagriva (Yidam Tandin )<\/p><p>He was born on Wood Ox year of sixth cycle (1361 CE) in the region of Olwa Lhatse in upper Tsang of Tibet. Through more than 500 teachers, he excelled in all types of skills &amp; learning of his time. He became a wanderer by leaving all the worldy desires &amp; started benefiting the sentient beings through all his means &amp; skills. He received sacred teachings from Guru Padmasambhava first-hand numerous times. The assemblage of Dakinis(Khandroma) &amp; Dharmapalas(protectors)are at his call of duty anytime. He built numerous temples, and extracted hidden treasures &amp; teachings from various place of Tibet &amp; Paro Taktshang (Tigers Nest) of Bhutan also for the benefit of future generation of Buddha Dharma. He even tamed all the malicious spirits of his time.<\/p><p>Thangtong Gyalpo is best known for his founding of Achey lhamo or Tibetan opera as well as the numerous iron suspension bridges, he built to ease travel and pilgrimage through rugged Himalayas.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s a mesmerising sight to witness the Achey Lhamo dance performed in the Tibetan culture even to thesedays after such 600 plus bygone years. Thangtong Gyalpo is said to have built 58 iron chain suspension bridges, and 118 boats &amp; ferries in his lifetime.\u00a0 After teaching and leaving great amount of successful disciples around the himalayan region, he entered the Mahaparivara (passed away) at the age of 125.<\/p><p>Maha Siddha Thangthong Gyalpo is the first socially active non-sectarian spiritual master of the Himalaya who completely dedicated his whole life for the sheer benefit of the sentient being.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4056e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4056e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"851\" src=\"https:\/\/thangtongrinpoche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thangtong-statue.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3406\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8554ee7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8554ee7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b75548\" data-id=\"0b75548\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d47f115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d47f115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63b2bbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63b2bbd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a22f0b\" data-id=\"7a22f0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56715e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56715e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1414\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/thangtongrinpoche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Line-of-Reincarnations-of-Thangtong-Gyalpo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3619\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thangtongrinpoche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Line-of-Reincarnations-of-Thangtong-Gyalpo.jpg 1414w, https:\/\/thangtongrinpoche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Line-of-Reincarnations-of-Thangtong-Gyalpo-1086x1536.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1414px) 100vw, 1414px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thangtong Gyalpo Thangtong Gyalpo is Nirmanakaya (Trulku)of Guru Padmasambhava born in a mundane birth and the union manifestation of Avaloketeshvara (Chenrezig) &amp; Hayagriva (Yidam Tandin ) He was born on Wood Ox year of sixth cycle (1361 CE) in the region of Olwa Lhatse in upper Tsang of Tibet. 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